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The Insult (Arabic: قضية رقم ٢٣, romanized: Qadiyya raqm 23, lit. 'Case No. 23', French: L'insulte) is a 2017 Lebanese legal drama film directed by Ziad Doueiri and co-written by Doueiri and Joelle Touma. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
Jan 12, 2018 · Ziad Doueiri’s “The Insult,” which is shortlisted for the foreign-language film Oscar, plunges into the thicket of Lebanon’s sectarian divisions with a riveting courtroom drama that shows how even minor interpersonal tensions can boil over into national traumas. While the issues it engages are timely and important, the film’s claim to ...
Jan 12, 2018 · A minor incident between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee turns into an explosive trial that ends up dividing the two communities.
- (116)
- Ziad Doueiri
- R
- Adel Karam
Jun 25, 2019 · A court case over an insult between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee exposes the social tensions and prejudices in Beirut. The film, directed by Ziad Doueiri, was Lebanon's first Oscar nomination and explores the themes of justice, reconciliation and identity.
- (18K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Ziad Doueiri
- 2019-06-25
Nov 16, 2017 · In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportion finds Toni (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian refugee in court.
- 2 min
- 154.3K
- Cohen Media Group
Aug 31, 2017 · A Lebanese drama about a Christian mechanic and a Palestinian foreman who clash over a simple insult and end up in court. The film explores the political and religious tensions in Lebanon, but the courtroom scenes are predictable and the characters are one-dimensional.
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Jan 10, 2018 · “The Insult,” Lebanon’s official Oscar candidate, is about how a trivial, personal conflict explodes into something much larger, a drama that consumes a city and a...
